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Bellevue Planning Commission unanimously approves Entertainment District master plan
Summary
The Bellevue Planning Commission approved a master plan to guide a mixed-use entertainment district, including a water park under construction, while commissioners and a resident raised questions about drainage and traffic studies.
The Bellevue Planning Commission on May 20 approved the master plan for the Bellevue Entertainment District, a mixed-use development bounded roughly by Highway 75, the new Platte View Road/Hidden Valley Drive corridor to the south and old Platte View Drive to the north.
The plan, presented by city staff and developed by Olsen (planning and engineering), lays out a denser, mixed-use “stay-and-play” concept: entertainment uses and hotels on the east near the planned water park, mixed-use commercial with upper-floor multifamily in the central area, and higher-density residential on the far west side. Commissioners voted to approve the recommendation; the motion passed with all voting "yes." (Motion: Approve recommendation for the Entertainment District master plan as presented. Mover: Commissioner Ackley; Second: Commissioner Sims.)
The master plan matters because it establishes a framework for where the water park, hotels, restaurants and higher-density housing can be located and what…
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